Serbia: Power utility EPS extends deadline for bids for small HPPs reconstruction

1. September 2015. / News Serbia Energy

With funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije EPS is implementing a small hydropower program to rehabilitate the total of 15 small hydro projects and to construct two new small hydro projects at existing dams.

Serbia power utility Elektroprivreda Srbije EPS extended the deadline for bids to supply and install electrical and mechanical equipment for reconstruction of seven small hydroelectric projects totaling 9.98 MW.

Bids now are due October 7.

Elektroprivreda Srbije previously called for bids by July 24 and September 7. The utility took bids in January for electro-mechanical equipment to reconstruct eight other small hydro projects totaling 9.79 MW. It also recruited firms in June to serve as environmental expert and independent engineer for its small hydropower rehabilitation and development program.

With funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Elektroprivreda is implementing a small hydropower program to rehabilitate the total of 15 small hydro projects and to construct two new small hydro projects at existing dams.

Elektroprivreda now seeks bids to supply and install electrical and mechanical equipment for reconstruction of seven small hydropower projects. The projects and equipment to be supplied include:

750-kW Sveta Petka, near Nis, reconstruction of three turbines;

1.7-MW Sicevo, near Nis, install two new turbines;

220-kW Gamzigrad, near Zajecar, reconstruct two turbines;

5.2-MW Sokolovica, near Zajecar, replace three turbines;

930-kW Vucje, near Leskovac, install new turbine;

400-kW Jelasnica, near Surdulica, reconstruct two turbines;

780-kW Temac, near Pirot, reconstruct three turbines.

Procurement also includes reconstruction or modification of auxiliary equipment such as gates, valves, transformers, cranes, penstock, governors, controls, etc.